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Hello,
My brother and I both have d2gs. I changed/removed apps in the system/apps folder as a result I was unable to upgrade to 2.4.3. My brother hasn't changed anything or rooted. If I copy his folder and overwrite my directory will I be able to update? (His phone is already updated)
Thx
Not going to work. Update updates bootloader, recovery and kernel beside system.
My advice if you can't get system stock manually is flash SBF, then update OTA
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leobg said:
Not going to work. Update updates bootloader, recovery and kernel beside system.
My advice if you can't get system stock manually is flash SBF, then update OTA
Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL
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Yea I didn't think it would be that easy haha
leobg said:
Not going to work. Update updates bootloader, recovery and kernel beside system.
My advice if you can't get system stock manually is flash SBF, then update OTA
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Yea I didn't think it would be that easy haha
leobg said:
Not going to work. Update updates bootloader, recovery and kernel beside system.
My advice if you can't get system stock manually is flash SBF, then update OTA
Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL
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I think Vexorg might mean the system/apps folder, which he or she modified to disable bloatware. It seems that removing apps from that folder makes the update fail. One should rename the apps instead to disable (e.g. CityID.apk -> CityID.apk.bak) so the original state can be recovered when updating.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in that case copying the brother's system/apps should work fine. I've read that you can download the same APKs online to recover them, so I would imagine using the brother's directory contents should be fine as well.
adridge said:
I think Vexorg might mean the system/apps folder, which he or she modified to disable bloatware. It seems that removing apps from that folder makes the update fail. One should rename the apps instead to disable (e.g. CityID.apk -> CityID.apk.bak) so the original state can be recovered when updating.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but in that case copying the brother's system/apps should work fine. I've read that you can download the same APKs online to recover them, so I would imagine using the brother's directory contents should be fine as well.
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Yup that's exactly what I meant, can anyone confirrm?
hello
i have defy with android 2.1 and i want arabic support in whatsapp,facebook and other
my phone is rooted and i have clockworkmod
pleeeeease help how i can add arabic in defy
any help please !!!!!
-juanito- said:
any help please !!!!!
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I started to add language once as the chineese ROM came out. Its kind of tricky, as you have to open up all apks, you want to translate, and add the languagefiles. When there aren't any language files, for your desired language, you have to translate them on your own.
After that you have to repack the apk, sign it, and push it on your phone.
This can give you some sleepless nights
Edit: here's the APK Manager to open/repack/sign your apks: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
ok
u can add arabic in whatsapp,heywire and firefox ?
if u can add him and place apks here pleease
No as I can't speak or read any arabic I can't do this... as well as I don't have the time to do something like this.
you have to do this on your own. If you don't want to spend some of your own time, you'll probably never get help.
You can ask questions if you stuck on a point, but you have to show that you are willing to spend times. Go on reading what I've posted above...
check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12265863&postcount=9
my nandroid backup of my factory stock arabic defy.
@nolimitzz thanks for posting that, any idea how I can get stock arabic on my defy ? I have an unlocked 2.1 bought in the UK, shouldn't be a problem for me to root it, so once I root it what do I do ?
thx nolimitzz
but how i can installing this ?
kaaspad said:
@nolimitzz thanks for posting that, any idea how I can get stock arabic on my defy ? I have an unlocked 2.1 bought in the UK, shouldn't be a problem for me to root it, so once I root it what do I do ?
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-juanito- said:
thx nolimitzz
but how i can installing this ?
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Read this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919334
U need Clockwork Mod running to recover a nandroid...all explained in the guide
ok that worked well now I have a full arabic-fied 2.1 defy - steps:
1. root with z4root
2. install recovery (from apk)
3. reboot to recovery and backup
4. create new folder in backup and put system.img in that folder
5. reboot to recovery, select recovery, select folder with system.img and recover
Thanks
Sqoerk said:
you have to do this on your own. If you don't want to spend some of your own time, you'll probably never get help.
You can ask questions if you stuck on a point, but you have to show that you are willing to spend times. Go on reading what I've posted above...
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FYI, Arabic displays just fine in the browser on Chinese ROM, can't speak for others as it's the one on my Defy right now.
kaaspad said:
ok that worked well now I have a full arabic-fied 2.1 defy - steps:
1. root with z4root
2. install recovery (from apk)
3. reboot to recovery and backup
4. create new folder in backup and put system.img in that folder
5. reboot to recovery, select recovery, select folder with system.img and recover
Thanks
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im glad you found a use for it. that is the stock arabic rom from motorola so it works well.
999phonebug said:
FYI, Arabic displays just fine in the browser on Chinese ROM, can't speak for others as it's the one on my Defy right now.
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remember that the chinese ROM kan destroy your LED when you got a MB525 not a ME525
ok something is odd.... after recovering to the arabic img file, everything is fine, but bluetooth doesn't it work, it just doesn't turn on... any one know what the problem might be ?
ok i just recover system.img and he tell me (md5 mismatch)
whats the anwser for this
kaaspad said:
ok something is odd.... after recovering to the arabic img file, everything is fine, but bluetooth doesn't it work, it just doesn't turn on... any one know what the problem might be ?
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did you do a full wipe?
if yes, maybe its something else, as this version is 2.54, im not sure what version you were using before.
-juanito- said:
ok i just recover system.img and he tell me (md5 mismatch)
whats the anwser for this
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try downloading the file again
-juanito- said:
ok i just recover system.img and he tell me (md5 mismatch)
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U have to extract the whole zip-file. Theres a nandroid.md5 in it. This file has a checksum in it for the system.img. If you don't use them both together, the clockworkmod won't work.
if you did all that, and still getting md5 mismatch, you really have to reload the zip-file.
So, I've become pretty good @ UOT Kitchen now. However, I keep attempting to flash a new Boot Animation to my phone and the boot anim never changes. I'm using the "Froyo Default" path. I even checked the path myself and found the bootanimation.zip as well. Would it be safe to unzip the UOT file to my sd card and physically "pluck" the bootanimation.zip into the path and delete the older one?
My PM prolly just answered your problem here.
heydabop said:
My PM prolly just answered your problem here.
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yea, that was it. I had to break the UOT zip open and place it in system/media/bootanimation.zip. Thanks for the help heydabop...
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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but im having this problem to? How do I put the new bootanimation? When I try to push with adb, it says the filesystem is read only.
ripin150 said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but im having this problem to? How do I put the new bootanimation? When I try to push with adb, it says the filesystem is read only.
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Before you do the adb push, type the adb remount command. It mounts the system as rewritable
ripin150 said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but im having this problem to? How do I put the new bootanimation? When I try to push with adb, it says the filesystem is read only.
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Are you doing it in cwm or just while the OS is running? Doing it in cwm is probably easier, just make sure /system is mounted in the cwm menu.
Got it, thanks guys.
Using DROID explorer is much easier to drag and drop files
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So, request full system dumb. Apk here can install but miss perm to run.
silveraero said:
So, request full system dumb. Apk here can install but miss perm to run.
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I would like to, but I don't have more files.
Prada phone users don't have root permission yet, so don't know how to copy system files.
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can I be used in GB WolfBreak ??
rozy ardiansyah said:
can I be used in GB WolfBreak ??
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No dude....
Well, just get an idea, let's repair the phone using LG repair app (I don't know what is it ) it will download file so if anyone can get system files in those files.
My screenshots today.
Hi! I just created this thread to let you know that thanks to user dettofatto and me, there's a new root method for Motorola Android Phones (I don't know if it will work for other brands).
NOTE: I tried this method with Gingerbread, I don't know if this will work with other versions.
The method is far from easy, but it works if none of the existing exploits and tricks don't.
Ok, there are some simple-like steps to root your phones:
1. If you have an unrooted gingerbread, ask for a rooted gingerbread userdata partition image (aka CG37) with a modified local.prop file and USB debugging enabled.
The value that you need to modify is ro.sys.atvc_allow_all_adb from 0 to 1.
IMPORTANT: The best you can do is to double wipe the phone and then modify local.prop an allow USB debugging, so the data partition doesn't have any of your personal information.
Then you can create a userdata partition image by typing this in the shell (with root access)
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/userdata of=/sdcard/CG37.smg
or
Code:
busybox dd if=/dev/block/userdata of=/sdcard/CG37.smg
and let it do its work.
2. Once you got your CG37.smg in the SD card, you will have to boot into linux (so you can use sbf_flash).
3. When you are in linux, you need to extract the folder contained in the zip that you can download here mediafire.com/?n100jj66130lgra
4. Then you need to copy the CG37.smg and your original SBF (the non rooted one) to that folder.
5. Now you'll have to start a terminal with root permissions, and move to the folder by typing
Code:
cd <folder>
(where folder is the folder I just mentioned, without the <>, you can drag the folder to the terminal if you don't want to type its address)
4. Then you need to resize that partition to 200 Mb, since sbf_flash won't allow you to flash a big image (approx. 1,1 Gb). You have to type this
Code:
efsck -f CG37.smg
resize2fs CG37.smg 200M
5. Then you need to type
Code:
chmod +x sbf_flash
and then you need to start your phone into bootloader and connect it to the computer, then you type
Code:
./sbf_flash -r --userdata CG37.smg ORIGINAL.sbf
(where ORIGINAL corresponds to the name of your SBF)
and let it its work.
5. Once the phone started up, you now need to run this command
Code:
bash finishroot.sh
And let it finish the work.
6. Now you have your phone rooted. You can just reboot into recovery mode and do a double wipe, because the files that we needed are now in system partition.
Great!!
can't unzip attached!!
It seems xda forum doesn't allow me to add attached files or links. So look at the step 3, the link is there.
didn't upload the sbf_flash, the one i use it stuck in waiting for devices. can't enter bootloader mode, when press @ doesn't appear the menu option. any ideas?
Prometeo88 said:
didn't upload the sbf_flash, the one i use it stuck in waiting for devices. can't enter bootloader mode, when press @ doesn't appear the menu option. any ideas?
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Done! I uploaded the zip file again with the sbf_flash included, the one I used to flash my phone
Do you actually need the full userdata (I mean userdata as initialized after first boot following a wipe)? Or is having an essentially empty userdata with just the adb directive in local.prop all that's needed? Or does local.prop get ignored if you trigger some "first boot after wipe" tripwires? XT720 is eclair/yaffs2 so some details would be different but the concept is good. I'm just wondering about the "how could you get a rooted userdata" chicken/egg problem if no other rooting method already existed for the phone...
It's gone! Thank you!
I suggest you to reboot in standard recovery... and do it a double wipe..
help...
Anyone ca poste the CG37.smg
I have an unrooted milestone 2 and I can't fine any other motorola to create the file.....
giannihsd said:
Anyone ca poste the CG37.smg
I have an unrooted milestone 2 and I can't fine any other motorola to create the file.....
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I suggest you to ask for it in the Milestone 2 Forum. Thanks.
rodrigojfuentes said:
I suggest you to ask for it in the Milestone 2 Forum. Thanks.
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I've just created a thread there, let's hope someone helps us
Do you think we could use the CG37 from other (similar) devices?
For example, as far as i know, the milestone 2 is very similar to the defy and the Pro looks similar too.
We just need it to boot, so we can push the needed files to system.
Have you uploaded your CG37 somewhere, so i can test in on my MS2?
nicofff said:
I've just created a thread there, let's hope someone helps us
Do you think we could use the CG37 from other (similar) devices?
For example, as far as i know, the milestone 2 is very similar to the defy and the Pro looks similar too.
We just need it to boot, so we can push the needed files to system.
Have you uploaded your CG37 somewhere, so i can test in on my MS2?
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Try it! http://www.mediafire.com/?aweayb68szubuci
Any word on if this will work on DX 621?
I posted on DXF to see if one of the people who took it will try.
Could it be possible to re-upload the required files? The mediafire link in the OP says it has been removed for violation... I was going to try this method for a DX 621, despite having the 604 root method, it would be nice to actually have the 621 kernel.
Hey there!
I really like this development, even though I don't own a Motorola phone. But I thought this deserved a spot on the Portal:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/universal-gingerbread-root-for-motorola-devices/
I hope you like my write up
PoorCollegeGuy said:
Hey there!
I really like this development, even though I don't own a Motorola phone. But I thought this deserved a spot on the Portal:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/universal-gingerbread-root-for-motorola-devices/
I hope you like my write up
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Good job, keep it up
Nice review of my tool also
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Skreelink said:
rodrigojfuentes said:
3. When you are in linux, you need to extract the folder contained in the zip that you can download here mediafire.com/?n100jj66130lgra
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Could it be possible to re-upload the required files? The mediafire link in the OP says it has been removed for violation... I was going to try this method for a DX 621, despite having the 604 root method, it would be nice to actually have the 621 kernel.
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system.zip
File removed for violation ... ??
I am working on this for the DX right now, there's an issue with making the .smg via dd, as the data partition on the DX is 8GBs. Most microSD cards are FAT32, which doesn't support an 8GB file (4GB max filesize). I got around this by piping dd through gzip and moving the file off for testing.
You can follow my progress on this over on rootzwiki; rootzwiki.com/topic/19318-important-information-regarding-621-system-update/page__st__320#entry635557
omyg said:
system.zip
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PoorCollegeGuy said:
Hey there!
I really like this development, even though I don't own a Motorola phone. But I thought this deserved a spot on the Portal:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/universal-gingerbread-root-for-motorola-devices/
I hope you like my write up
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Thank you very much guys!